Craigmillar Community Arts
Craigmillar Community Arts. Organisation based in Craigmillar, south east Edinburgh. This group works with with volunteers and local artists to produce a showcase of local art work.
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Newcraighall Road
Craigmillar
Edinburgh
Midlothian
Corstorphine Dovecot
In the western area of Edinburgh stands a large, circular ‘beehive’ dovecot, complete with nesting boxes, in a good state of preservation. The building is likely to have stood alongside a now long-gone castle built in the 14th century, and nested thousands of doves, which were considered an important food source at the time.
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St. Margaret's Park
Corstorphine
Edinburgh
Midlothian
Chesters Hill Fort, Haddington
An Iron Age fortified village dating back approximately 2000 years, Chesters Hill Fort is about three miles north of Haddington. Defensive measures in the shape of ramparts can still clearly be seen, protecting what would have been a fairly extensive village of roundhouses.
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Ballencrieff
Haddington
East Lothian
Castle Law Hill Fort, Penicuik
This Iron Age fort is located halfway between Edinburgh and Penicuik. Building is thought to have started some time around 500BC, with stronger fortifications developed up until the arrival of the Romans in 80AD. It includes a completely subterranean chamber, 20m long, that has been reinforced with a concrete roof and windows.
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Allermuir Hill
Penicuik
Midlothian
Calton Hill
Rising up at the east end of Princes Street, the hill is home to several iconic buildings including the unfinished National Monument (nicknamed 'Edinburgh's disgrace'), Nelson’s Monument, the Robert Burns Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, and the City Observatory. The annual pagan fire festival Beltane takes place here and it is a popular location for watching fireworks displays held at Edinburgh Castle.
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Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
Cramond Island, Cramond
Accessible only at low tide, Cramond Island is half a kilometre into the Forth estuary. Its history is plainly visible in the shape of the pillared submarine boom wall and several fortified gun emplacements – relics from WWII. It is also thought to have been used in medieval and Roman times.
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Cramond Public Car Park
Edinburgh
Carberry Tower, Musselburgh
A large mansion dating from the 15th century, just 20 minutes from Edinburgh city centre, Carberry Tower is used as a venue for weddings, conferences and other events, with various function and dining rooms, and around 60 bedrooms offering single, twin/double and family en-suite accommodation.
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Carberry Mains
Musselburgh
East Lothian
Cairnpapple Hill
Located in the Bathgate Hills, Cairnpapple Hill is an area of great historical significance. Burial grounds and remains from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages have been unearthed here. There is a visitor centre and reconstructed cairn to allow visitors to examine the grave sites as they would have been in prehistoric times.
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Torphichen
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH49 4NN
Craigmillar Castle
One of the best-preserved medieval castles in Scotland, Craigmillar Castle was begun in the late 14th century but not completed until the 16th. The central tower is the oldest section, dating from 1425; the rest of the grounds include a doocot, two gardens, and inner and outer courtyard and a church.
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Craigmillar Castle Road
Edinburgh
Crichton Castle, Pathhead
Located two miles from both Gorebridge and Pathhead, Crichton Castle was built as a tower house in the late 14th century. Its notable features include an Italianate courtyard façade and vaulted basement. It was more recently used as a filming location for Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson.
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Crichton
Pathhead
Edinburgh
EH37 5XA
Calton Hill
Rising up at the east end of Princes Street, the hill is home to several iconic buildings including the unfinished National Monument (nicknamed 'Edinburgh's disgrace'), Nelson’s Monument, the Robert Burns Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, and the City Observatory. The annual pagan fire festival Beltane takes place here and it is a popular location for watching fireworks displays held at Edinburgh Castle.
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Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH7 5AB
Ceramic Experience
This paint-your-own-pottery studio has branches in Leith and Marchmont in Edinburgh, as well as locations around Scotland. It also has jewellery and glass-making facilities and a soft play area for children. Each studio offers specially catered group events for kids, mothers and even hen parties.
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28--30 Marchmont Crescent
Edinburgh
EH9 1HG
Cammo Lodge Visitor Centre
The Cammo Estate in north-west Edinburgh holds several ruins, including Cammo House, a 17th-century mansion that burned down after 1975. Other remains include the ruined stable block, ponds, a bridge and the lodge that now houses a small visitor centre. Cammo Water Tower, complete with battlemented parapet, still stands.
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Cammo Estate
Cammo Road
Edinburgh
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
The eye-catching Camera Obscura building (which is lit up with different colours at night) stands at the top of the Royal Mile and contains three galleries with an amazing range of optical experiences across five floors. Crowning it all is the Rooftop Experience, with fantastic views across the city.
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Castlehill
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
